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William Middleton, Bishop of Norwich. Middleton William Bishop of Norwich The Bishop...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/341/16053

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This record is about the William Middleton, Bishop of Norwich. Middleton William Bishop of Norwich The Bishop... dating from [1283] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/341/16053
Date
[1283]
Description
Petitioners
William Middleton, Bishop of Norwich.
Name(s)
Middleton, William
Occupation
Bishop of Norwich
Nature of request
The Bishop of Norwich asks that his fair at King's Lynn, which begins on the eve of St Margaret the Virgin, might begin on the eve of St Peter ad Vincula, to last as before.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Lenn (King's Lynn), [Norfolk].
Note
Datable to 1283 with reference to CChR 1257-1300 p.270, which is dated 4 October 1283.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. II, Hen III and Edw I, 1257-1300, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.270 (grant of this change of date)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736534/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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